How To Install python-testing.common.database on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testing.common.database on Ubuntu 18.04. python-testing.common.database is Python testing.* framework - common database utilities (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testing.common.database on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-testing.common.database

python-testing.common.database is:

The testing.* Python modules provide a framework for Python unit test suites that need to run tests against servers, like network-based DBMSs.

This package contains common utilities for handling database connections in this framework (Python 2 version).

There are three methods to install python-testing.common.database on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-testing.common.database Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-testing.common.database using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-testing.common.database

Install python-testing.common.database Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-testing.common.database using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-testing.common.database

Install python-testing.common.database Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-testing.common.database using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-testing.common.database

How To Uninstall python-testing.common.database on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-testing.common.database package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-testing.common.database

Uninstall python-testing.common.database And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-testing.common.database and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-testing.common.database

Remove python-testing.common.database Configurations and Data

To remove python-testing.common.database configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-testing.common.database

Remove python-testing.common.database configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-testing.common.database configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-testing.common.database

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-testing.common.database package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.